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Census of Turin, Italy, 1705 (ICPSR 3577)

Principal Investigator(s):Balani, Donatella, University of Turin; Monkkonen, Eric, University of California-Los Angeles; Symcox, Geoffrey, University of California-Los Angeles

Summary:

This study is a census enumeration of the city of Turin,
Italy, in 1705. The census was ordered by Duke Victor Amadeus II as
the city prepared for a siege from part of the French army, as ordered
by King Louis XIV. A house-by-house survey of all inhabitants was
conducted to assess how many men were able to bear arms and how many
people there were to feed. All of the inhabitants, including both
citizens and immigrants streaming into the city from the surrounding
countryside to escape the i... (more info)

This study is a census enumeration of the city of Turin,
Italy, in 1705. The census was ordered by Duke Victor Amadeus II as
the city prepared for a siege from part of the French army, as ordered
by King Louis XIV. A house-by-house survey of all inhabitants was
conducted to assess how many men were able to bear arms and how many
people there were to feed. All of the inhabitants, including both
citizens and immigrants streaming into the city from the surrounding
countryside to escape the invaders, were listed by name, along with
their ages, family relationships, birthplaces, occupations, dwelling
places, and any weapons kept in the household. Fifty cantonieri
(ward-captains) were assigned to survey the 122 isole (city
blocks). The information for 15 of the isole are absent. This study
also includes a WinZipped archive of AtlasGIS files, which can be used
to produce maps of Turin, Italy.

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Scope of Study

Universe:
The population living inside the city walls of Turin,
Italy, in 1705.

Data Types:
census/enumeration data

Data Collection Notes:

(1) The data file contains foreign language characters.
(2) The AtlasGIS files are software-specific files for use with a
mapping software package. AtlasGIS is owned by Environmental Systems
Research Institute (ESRI). Users should consult the
ESRI Web site for
information about how to use the GIS files.

Methodology

Sample:
The personnel of the duke's court and the courts of
other members of the ducal family were not reported. Students and
teachers in the city's two academies were not counted. The clergy,
male and female, also were not counted. The Jewish population residing
in the single isola (Beato Amedeo) that comprised the ghetto was
not included. The inmates of the city's hospitals and poorhouses
were not listed. The population of Turin's suburbs outside the city
walls was not included in the census.

Data Source:

nominative census

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:2005-01-07

Version History:

2005-12-15 On 2005-08-15 new files were added to one
or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well
as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable,
and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-12-15 to
reflect these additions.